noun
- a person who travels by getting free rides from passing vehicles by standing on the roadside and signaling drivers
Usage: common in informal travel contexts
Examples
- The hitchhiker stood by the highway with his thumb out, hoping for a ride.
- She spent the summer as a hitchhiker, traveling across the country on a budget.
- The driver picked up a hitchhiker who was heading to the same city.
- Many hitchhikers use signs to indicate their destination.
- He became a hitchhiker after his car broke down in the middle of nowhere.